Land Law

Elizabeth Cooke

Provides a clear and concise introduction to land law, making a complex area of law accessible to newcomers

Written by the Law Commissioner responsible for land law, offering a unique perspective on current issues in land law policy

An ideal primer, condensing essential references which point the way for future study

An invaluable resource for generations of students and teachers of law, the Clarendon Law Series offers concise, accessible overviews of major fields of law and legal thought, stimulating students to think more broadly and deeply about the law

Updated to include important recent developments in the law relating to the family home, and in the interaction of land law with the law of human rights

Land Law

Second Edition

Elizabeth Cooke

Description

Giving a clear, concise introduction to land law, this book looks at the way in which the law regulates our relationship with the land on which we walk, work, and live. Land law is about the connections between people and land, and also the relationships between people, jostling for space and allocating resources. As people change, so do the ways they use and think about land: land law today looks very different from how it did fifty years ago, and in another generation's time it will have changed again.

Elizabeth Cooke introduces the building blocks of land law, namely property rights in land, and explains how they have evolved by a mixture of design and accident. The book examines ownership rights, non-ownership rights, both legal and equitable, and provides analysis of how these different rights can apply to a single piece of land, and how they are managed and enforced. Throughout the book the role of registration is central, and the implications of the Land Registration Act 2002 for English land law are fully explored.

The second edition has been updated to incorporate important developments in the law relating to the family home, and in the interaction of land law with the law of human rights. It also benefits from the author's own contribution to the Law Commission's report on easements, covenants, and profits a prendre. Written in an accessible style, this book is an essential read for all those coming to the subject for the first time.

Land Law

Elizabeth Cooke

Table of Contents

1. What is Land Law?2. Property Rights in Law3. Land Law and Registration Today4. Creating and Acquiring Interests in Land: Words and Intentions5. Joint Ownership of Land6. Mortgages7. Leases, Licences, and Commonholds8. Appurtenant Rights9. Whatever Happened to the Relativity of Title?

Land Law

Second Edition

Elizabeth Cooke

Author Information

Elizabeth Cooke is a solicitor; she has been a professor of law at Reading University since 2003. She has published extensively on land law, land registration, and family property law, and is currently serving as a Law Commissioner with responsibility for the Commission's land law and family law projects.

Land Law

Second Edition

Elizabeth Cooke

Reviews and Awards

"Elizabeth Cooke has produced a clearly written and admirably concise work which often uses colloquial examples to help the reader grasp the material. Though no doubt intended primarily for law students, Land Law will appeal to anyone interested in penetrating the thicket of the law of real property rights." --GEOMATICA, Vol. 66, 2012